Blue to Gold
Money Management Center

Take your financial mood from blue to gold.

Taking your financial mood from blue to gold, the Money Management Center will help you transform your life through financial responsibility.

MISSION STATEMENT

In addition to furthering the education of our students, we want to help foster financial responsibility in their lives. Allowing them the opportunity to discover their financial potential means they will be more likely to achieve their long-term goals throughout their educational, professional, and personal lives.

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Money Management Services

Our services are for any student who needs guidance regarding their financial health while in college to set them up for success throughout their education. All Lions are welcome to our services. We assist students in understanding their financial aid awards and student accounts while fostering healthy and responsible financial planning through earning, saving, budgeting, purchasing, spending and so much more.

The best time for students to visit the Money Management Center is when they need assistance with understanding their financial aid offers, student account charges or guidance with their overall finances in all parts of their life.

  • Schedule and attend personal and confidential coaching sessions with trained professionals or peer mentors to assist you on your path to financial responsibility.
  • Learn how to plan for income and track and review expenses and savings, allowing you to build an emergency fund if you need it.
  • Discover the importance of building credit and learn how to achieve it.
  • Work with a Money Coach to develop a financial survival plan for college, including building an emergency fund and developing savings after graduation.
  • Understand credit reports and scores and what “good credit” means for you.
  • Discover where to find your tuition, fees, housing, and meal plan charges so you are prepared for your college journey toward financial responsibility.
  • Learn how to plan for the cost of on and off-campus housing and how your budget determines your options.
  • Learn to understand options for loan repayment and personal debt.
  • Plan for expenses and living costs after college by discovering resources to assist in understanding expenses related to needs and wants after college.
  • Learn how to live without your parents' money and financial support.

  • Bankruptcy counseling
  • Long-term financial planning (4+ years)
  • Mortgage and refinancing counseling
  • Investment advice
  • Contacting creditors
  • Selection of financial institutions
  • Selection of financial planning services
  • Retirement planning
  • Tax advice and filing assistance

So, what’s a Money Coach?

Our coaching team listens to help students and all Lions understand their financial situations and explore various options and resources. We aim to ensure each individual who walks into our office has the tools they need to succeed in the future.

Money Coaching sessions are conducted in-person, online and over the phone. Walk-ins are based on staff availability. All coaching sessions are confidential.

  • Budgeting and Saving
  • Paying for College
  • Financial Aid and Student Loans
  • Credit and Debt
  • Study Abroad Finances
  • Transition Planning

Money coaches are trained professionals who will work with you to foster financial stability, help you become more educated about finances and help you discover your economic potential, allowing you to achieve long-term goals in your educational, professional and personal life.

Money Coaches assist students in understanding their financial aid and student accounts while fostering healthy and responsible financial planning through earning, saving, budgeting, purchasing, spending and so much more through personal and confidential coaching sessions.

All students and Lions who need guidance regarding their financial wellness, current students who need help understanding financial aid or their student account, and those seeking general education about finances should schedule an appointment with the Money Coaches at the Money Management Center.

Students and all Lions may schedule an appointment with a Money Coach through the appointment scheduler on the Money Management Center's webpage. Once an appointment has been scheduled, it is expected that the individual seeking financial education will fill out the Financial Success Map, Part 1 to bring to their appointment.

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